EMERGENCY

NOTIFICATION

EMPLOYEE GUIDE

Richmond, VA 

This guide is designed to help 

employees find the most current 

and accurate information about 

conditions and operations at 

Defense Supply Center Richmond 

during emergencies and inclement 

weather. When situations call for 

delayed openings, early closures or 

full closures, employees can learn 

about these status changes several 

ways, at work and at home. 

Telephone

Information/Hazardous Weather Hotline

Local Area: 804-279-3599

Internet

www.dla.mil/aviation (Look for red ALERT no

www.wtvr.com

www.wric.com

www.nbc12.com

Television

WTVR TV-6 WRIC TV-8 WWBT TV-12

Notices apply to all tenant activities on post. 

Announcements referring to federal agencies 

in Richmond area do not apply to DSCR. 

AtHoc

With the AtHoc notifications system, employees 

will receive emails and phone calls at work during emergencies, or when the installation has a 

closure or delayed opening. In addition, there is 

the option of getting alert messages on home 

phones and other personal communications 

equipment (personal email, cell phone calls and 

texts).

Note: Employees must update their personal 

contact information and preferences in AtHoc. 

TOP 4 WAYS TO GET

EMERGENCY INFO
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION – EMPLOYEE GUIDE RICHMOND, VA

From the Commander

DLA Aviation Public Affairs Of

8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297

P: (804) 279-3139 

F: (804) 279-1361 

www.dla.mil/aviation

avnpao@dla.mil

Warfighter support

Because DLA and tenant activities located on 

Defense Supply Center Richmond perform critical 

support functions for our military forces, some 

portions of the installation must remain open at 

all times regardless of weather conditions.

Procedures are in place to ensure the safety 

of all employees and the continuous operation 

of critical functions during hazardous weather 

conditions.

Mission essential operations 

Senior leaders from the various DLA and tenant 

activities on the installation will identify essential 

operations that must remain open. 

Government personnel and contractors 

responsible for those tasks will be designated as 

emergency and/or mission essential personnel 

and must report for duty as scheduled. During 

hazardous weather, designated personnel already 

on duty may be required to stay beyond regular 

hours until relieved. 

Closures, delayed openings

Extremely hazardous weather may 

necessitate closing the installation and granting 

administrative leave to employees.

During less severe weather conditions, 

however, we will remain open and maintain a 

liberal annual leave policy. Any decision to close 

will be made by the DLA Aviation commander; all 

tenant organizations have agreed to abide by this 

decision. 

Timeline for deciding closures

The decision-making process for determining 

whether to close or delay opening the installation 

takes several factors into consideration, including 

current road conditions on and off the installation, 

availability of parking, ease of access onto the 

installation and into facilities, and the continued 

weather forecast. 

When reliable information is available to make 

an early decision the preceding night, it will be 

made and posted at that time. However, due to 

typical weather patterns in Central Virginia, 

the worst weather conditions generally occur 

between 4-6 a.m. 

While this sometimes requires late decisionmaking to ensure the safety of all during times 

when weather conditions deteriorate, decisions 

are rarely made past 4 a.m., allowing sufficient 

time to notify employees before 6 a.m., the earliest 

official start time.

Information resources

Employees have several options when it comes 

to getting information about delayed openings or 

closures due to inclement weather.

Call the Information Hotline for a recorded 

message on current operations: 804-279-3599.

Richmond area television stations (WTVR 6, 

WRIC 8 and WWBT 12) will also run on-air and 

web/internet anouncements on post status.

New media options 

On the Internet, DLA Aviation’s home page at 

www.dla.mil/aviation will run alert messages 

during hazardous weather and other emergencies. 

After self registering in the AtHoc notifications 

system, employees will receive emails and phone 

calls at work and/or at home during emergencies, 

or when the installation has a closure or delayed 

opening. 

While at work 

If the post closes during the workday, 

information will be posted on a systems broadcast 

message that will be sent to all e-mail accounts. 

Announcements will be also be made over the 

public address system. As always, employees are 

encouraged to contact their supervisors if they 

have questions. 

The bottom line 

Employees who do not feel safe driving during 

hazardous weather should make a rational 

decision about whether to come to work or use 

accrued leave or credit hours. 

SEPTEMBER 2017 CALL LOCAL AREA: 804-279-3599